Victim of stabbing outside Mountain View City Hall dies

A 55-year-old man died of his injuries after being repeatedly stabbed outside the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, police said Monday.

A 55-year-old man died of his injuries after being repeatedly stabbed outside the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, police said Monday.

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A 55-year-old man died of his injuries after being repeatedly stabbed outside the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, police said Monday.

A 55-year-old man died of his injuries after being repeatedly stabbed outside the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, police said Monday.

Photo: Darryl Bush, SFC

Victim of stabbing outside Mountain View City Hall dies

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A 55-year-old man died from injuries suffered when he was beaten and stabbed over the weekend near City Hall in Mountain View by a suspect who kept attacking him even after police used a stun gun on him, officials said.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to a hospital, where he died, the Mountain View Police Department said Monday.

Jan Neal, 43, of Marin County is now facing murder charges, police said. Neal was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the Saturday night stabbing that occurred in a courtyard on the 500 block of Castro Street in Mountain View, according to police.

Neal ignored commands from police to halt the attack, prompting an officer to deploy a stun gun on him, which failed to deter him, police said. Officers eventually managed to restrain the suspect and arrest him.

Officials are investigating whether the men knew each other and what prompted the deadly confrontation.